Persona (The Persona Sequence), by Genevieve Valentine
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Persona (The Persona Sequence), by Genevieve Valentine
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“Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller than unmasks the players in the game.” —Publishers WeeklyWhen Suyana, Face of the recently formed United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United States, a potential ally for her struggling country, the last thing she expected to be was a victim of an assassination attempt. Daniel, a teen runaway turned paparazzo hoping to make a name for himself, witnesses the first shot targeted for Suyana. Without thinking, he jumps into the action telling himself it’s not selflessness, it’s the scoop. Now Suyana and Daniel are on the run—and if they don’t keep themselves one step ahead, they’ll lose it all.
Persona (The Persona Sequence), by Genevieve Valentine - Amazon Sales Rank: #131529 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Released on: 2015-03-10
- Format: Kindle eBook
Persona (The Persona Sequence), by Genevieve Valentine Review "Beautifully brutal in the best way. By the end of this book I was on my feet cheering. You will be, too." (N.K. Jemison, author of the Inheritance trilogy)“Suyana Supaki is a heroine you wish were real. She's a living, breathing woman of spirit and mettle—the kind of woman the world hates, for having too much of a mind of her own. Her story in Persona offers the reader a reminder of the enduring power other people have to surprise you, just when it feels like all hope is lost.” (Sonia Saraiya, television critic at Salon)"Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller that unmasks the players in the game." (Publishers Weekly)"Suyana is a great character—chosen as a puppet, but smarter and more determined than many of those who would pull her strings.” (Library Journal)"Valentine has crafted a really intriguing thriller with Persona, one that reminded me a bit of Max Berry’s brilliant novel Jennifer Government....a lightning fast read, but there’s as satisfying level of substance to the story that makes this an interesting read from beginning to end." (io9.com)
About the Author Genevieve Valentine is the author of Persona and of the critically acclaimed novel Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, which won the Crawford Award for Best Novel, as well as a nomination for the Nebula Award and the Romantic Times Best Fantasy of the Year. Her short fiction has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. She lives in New York City. Visit her at GenevieveValentine.com.
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The International Assembly audience hall was half-empty—too empty, Suyana might have said, in her first year there, when she was still surprised by the distance between good public relations and good politics. Now, looking across so many empty seats just made her heavy to the bones. “Georgia,” the proctor called. “Germany. Ghana. Gibraltar.” Missed opportunity, Suyana thought, every time the proctor’s eyes fell on an empty chair. An open vote was one of the rare times Faces pretended at politics. You were voting the way you were told, but even pretending was something, and she couldn’t imagine giving it up. The rest of your life was photo shoots and PSAs and school visits, and saying what your handler told you to say, and going to parties where you tried desperately to look like you belonged amid a sea of other Faces who were higher on the guest list than you were. Suyana put up with the rest of it because three or four times a year, she got to raise her hand and be counted. And today was a vote, and only half were here. Some—the ones who ranked above her on guest lists—didn’t bother. Some feared what would happen if they did the wrong thing in front of the Big Nine, and their handlers had advised them to steer clear. Her stomach twisted. “They might as well just decide without us and inform us how we voted by mail,” she muttered. Magnus said without looking over, “Try to sound professional, please, on the incredibly slim chance a reporter has a camera on you.” No chance. The United Amazonian Rainforest Confederation had only been interesting three years ago, when the outpost got blown to pieces. Cameras had watched her for six weeks, until some other story broke. That was before Magnus had been installed; she suspected he’d have worked harder to keep her in the public eye. She pulled the day’s agenda into her lap, and picked the corners of the page off one at a time, where no one could see. Magnus glanced over, said nothing. In the sea of middle-aged handlers always conferring just out of camera range, Magnus looked more like a Face—tall, slender, fair, with a sharp expression—and she suspected he’d washed out from IA training, once upon a time. Just as well—he cast glances at the Big Nine as if he couldn’t wait to cut himself free of her. Diplomats couldn’t be so nakedly ambitious. Little pieces of paper came off in her hands. She couldn’t blame him; sometimes people had different loyalties than they were supposed to. Smooth it over, she reminded herself. Keep an even keel. Don’t let anyone catch you out. Some things you can’t afford. “I’m just nervous,” she said, softly. It was true, but it was also what Magnus wanted to hear from her. Sure enough, he looked over. “Understandable,” he said, high praise from him. “I have the rental.” The rental was a necklace that was supposed to make her look fashionable, prosperous, alluring. Suyana thought it was useless, since her owning a bib of semiprecious stones would seem either openly false or a monstrous luxury depending on how much you knew about UARC economics, but Magnus had set his mind on it, and she wasn’t going to let it matter. “Not sure it will do much. In Closer last year, he said he liked natural beauties.” Magnus raised an eyebrow. “How cosmopolitan.” “Iceland,” the proctor called. “India.” “I don’t like the non-compete clause,” Magnus said. “Six months is restrictive. They’re hoping to leverage the re-up option in case the public likes you.” From his tone of voice, that wasn’t likely. “Exclusivity ends the day the contract ends. They have the physical clause; you can’t enforce a non-compete on that. If he doesn’t want me to go elsewhere, he can make his offer alongside everyone else.” He frowned. Three years on, he still got surprised whenever she slipped and got honest. (Most of the time Suyana wanted to strangle him. She measured her success as a diplomat by how little he caught on.) “Japan,” the proctor called, and at the Big Nine table, far down the chamber ahead of her, the Face from Japan raised his hand. “Suyana,” Magnus said, as careful as with any stranger he was trying to persuade. “We’re not in a place to dictate changes. We’re lucky they’re interested. After what happened—” “I remember what happened.” There was a little silence. She missed Hakan, a knife of grief sliding between her ribs. She held her breath, like it could bring him back from the dead. Smooth expression, she thought. Show nothing. Be nothing. “Norway,” the proctor called, with no answer. Only six of the Big Nine had deigned to appear. Grace, the best of the lot, was without her handler—she always looked more eligible sitting alone. Grace was number two on Intrigue magazine’s Most Eligible Faces list for the fourth year in a row. Suyana had already planned an attack of nerves so she’d miss Grace’s party. She was wary of open invitations; felt too much like charity sometimes. Norway’s seats were empty. They were voting on some potential additions to the IA’s Human Rights Declaration, but apparently Martine didn’t think that was something that needed her attention. (“You should go talk to her,” Magnus said once at an afternoon reception, and Suyana said, “Yes, nothing raises your social stock like being ignored by your betters.”) Ethan Chambers, the American Face, had sent one of his assistants as a proxy; the Big Nine had enough staff to have them in two places at once. At least there she knew the reason why. Ethan Chambers was sitting in a boutique hotel a few miles away, waiting to meet her and sign the contract for a six-month public relationship. There would also be discussion of the terms of the physical clause; they were rare enough that they required careful debate, which meant everyone was preparing for several awkward hours. Still, you did what you had to, to get someone’s attention—the physical clause was the reason the United States had taken her offer seriously. Suyana suspected the American team thought that if Ethan got her in bed, she’d get emotionally involved, and be easier to pressure with PR fallout whenever they wanted the UARC to fall in line. Everyone could dream, she supposed. “New Zealand,” the proctor called, and a few rows in front of her, Kipa raised her hand for each count of the amendments. Each time, it was steady and sure, and Kipa locked her elbow as if to make sure her vote was counted. Suyana tried not to smile. Her turn was coming soon enough, and she didn’t want to know what she looked like when she was pretending she made a difference. After she’d exercised her duties, there would be lunch with Ethan. After lunch, they’d start mapping out the first place they’d be caught together “accidentally.” After that— “United Amazonian Rainforest Confederation,” the proctor called. Suyana smiled for the cameras, raised her hand to be counted.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A fast paced and clever near future thriller! By MyBookishWays For 5 years Suyana Sapaki has been the Face of the United Amazonian Rainforest Confederation (UARC) which is part of the International Assembly, a stable of diplomats from around the world. They are carefully groomed for years and rigorously controlled (it will, at times, remind you of a Miss America pageant), but it seems as if, now, someone is out to get Suyana. Daniel Park is stationed outside of the hotel in which Suyana is supposed to meet her beau Ethan, when she’s shot twice during an assassination attempt. Daniel intervenes, even though his job is just to take pictures, to get the story. During his time with Suyana he’ll get a story, all right, but it isn’t what he thinks, and he’ll begin to question everything he stands for. Suyana seems to have allies in the strangest places, namely in an eco-terrorist group that specializes in destruction without human casualty, and Suyana thinks these are her only allies, but in this she’d be wrong.Persona takes place in a near future that hints a bit at the world order (there’s a mention of Free Korea), and we know that ecological resources are waning, provoking into action groups like the one Suyana has allied herself with, but Persona is really about Suyana. She finds, during her very close brush with death, a strength she never knew existed, and her disgust with the system gives way to the realization that she does have a voice, and that maybe the way to wield that voice is to do so within. Paris is the setting, and one can’t help but think of a spy novel set within its labyrinthine streets while reading, as Suyana, with Daniel’s help, tries to find out who is really out to get her, and of course, stay alive. Suyana is a heroine who isn’t just running for her life, she’s finding herself, and that inner strength begins to dictate her every move. This is an unusual thriller, with the thrill of the chase propelling the narrative, but the line between who’s chasing who might become blurred. Those that seek to bring Suyana down better watch out. This book is great fun, and thoughtful at the same time (themes of identity and loyalty are certainly explored.) It also marks Genevieve Valentine as a very versatile author. She can do spycraft with the best of them, and I can’t help but hope we’ll see more of Suyana in the future.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A smart near future thriller from Genevieve Valentine By misplaced cajun Suyana Sapaki is the Face of the United Amazonian Rainforest Confederation. She was tapped as a teen and trained to represent the UARC in the International Assembly. But this doesn't mean that Suyana has any semblance of power or influence, and the IA makes sure its Faces know this. No, Suyana is expected to attend events, chair committees when asked, and express only the opinions and votes set forth for her. But when Suyana finds herself at the center of an assassination attempt, she has to wonder if someone has discovered her deepest secret.Genevieve Valentine is a smart author and it shows in Persona. The intricate layering of this world, which is much like our own - with a few key... exaggerations so to speak (some cynics would argue she's spot on with our own political system), takes some time to ease into. The political manipulations become clearer as the story progresses, thankfully. At the start I was more than a little confused about exactly how this was all playing out, trying to figure out the nature of the IA and the Faces to begin with.In this world, politics are done behind the scenes. Faces like Suyana are meant to be seen, literally. They're contracted for everything from public appearances to relationships - a bit like endorsements but for every aspect of their lives. And yet, Suyana has managed to keep some pieces of her life personal. And it's this little secret that could be the reason someone wants her dead.The attempt is witnessed by Daniel Park, a paparazzo (a Snap). Publicity and photos of Faces are also controlled by the IA, so Daniel's freelancing would be greatly frowned upon (and he's gotten in trouble with the IA before, as we soon learn). But when he ends up being the only person Suyana can count on he knows he can't tell her what he was doing at the scene.There are so many potential plots against, for, or even by Suyana and Daniel that it's impossible not to become swept up in their story. And the clues Valentine sets along the way to key you into the world fit well within the story as they're placed, both avoiding any icky info dump as well as hang ups in the plot. A win, win all around.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A drawback of those is the conspiracy details often get more love than the hero By Joe Crowe This one is a conspiracy thriller. A drawback of those is the conspiracy details often get more love than the hero, because writing about things bad guys do is fun. But here, the hero Suyana Supaki is vivid, interesting and detailed. I want to follow her wherever she goes. (Joe Crowe, http://www.revolutionsf.com, http://www.twitter.com/revolutionsf)
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